Quick Spring

Amazingly enough, the home season for two spring sports will end this weekend (April 17-18). Doesn't seem possible that most of our spring sports teams will be winding their seasons down soon, but such is the case.

The UCO women's tennis team wraps up its home schedule Saturday, hosting Newman for an 11 a.m. match on the UCO Courts located next to Hamilton Field House. Natalya Smith's Bronchos are 14-4 on the year heading into a Tuesday match at Northeastern State and ranked 24th in NCAA Division II.

UCO is the host school for the Lone Star Conference Championships April 23-24, but that tournament will be held at the Oklahoma City Tennis Center so the Bronchos will be making the final appearance on their home court Saturday.

Hats off to Natalya and her team for their performance this spring. The Bronchos have no seniors on the roster, but ripped off 10 straight wins during one stretch and have made remarkable progress.

This is definitely an up-and-coming program that should easily qualify for the national tournament, so come check out the Bronchos Saturday morning . . . and again next week in OKC at the conference tournament.

Also set to play their home finale this weekend is the baseball team, which will host league rival West Texas A&M for 1 p.m. doubleheaders both days.

Sunday's games will be the final home appearance for several seniors as well as 19-year head coach Wendell Simmons, who is retiring at the end of the season. The Bronchos enjoyed amazing success under Wendell's guidance and he deserves to have a good crowd on hand Sunday afternoon when he bids goodbye.